22R
CurrentProtection from liability
Part 4AMiscellaneous provisions for operation of part 4
Division 3Protection from liability
22R Protection from liability
(1)
A public official is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, for the operation of part 4, if the act was done, or omission was made, honestly and without negligence.
(2)
If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to a public official, the liability attaches instead to the State.
(3)
In this section—
public official means—
(a)
the Minister; or
(b)
the chief executive (corrective services); or
(c)
a person acting under the authority of part 4 or a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).
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